Category: Mommy Time

Leaving Home

I remember the first time I left Honeybun home, she was a few days old and I ran (quickly!) to Babies ‘R’ Us to get her some cutie-patootie girlie clothes for when her Grandma and Grandpa …
Teaching Time

Teaching Time

Last night marked the start of a new chapter in my life journey.  With Doodle slung over my elbow, sleeping soundly in his car seat, I reentered the dance studio.  At 25 days old, he …

My Last Leap

Well, my dancing career is officially over until after baby arrives (and can go approximately 3 hours without needing milk).  The studio I’ve been dancing at gives you a discount on classes if you pay …
Kindergarten Quandary

Kindergarten Quandary

I had coffee with a very good friend the other night.  It’s not often I get out without the girls and even less often that I get to hang out with a close friend (mostly …
It’s all in the Hips

It’s all in the Hips

For me right now, it’s all in the hips (and the pelvic floor).  Baby dropped about 10 days ago causing me total panic since everything you read will say in 2nd and 3rd pregnancies babies …
On the Floor

On the Floor

Another Saturday, another trip to the ballet studio.  It’s the start of spring break so the class was extremely small and we got the biggest studio meaning lots of space to dance!  If only if …
Back to the Barre

Back to the Barre

Everyone has a teacher that they cherish and whom was a great influence.  For me, that person is my childhood ballet teacher.  She is still a huge influence on my life, dancing and teaching.  Every …
Back to Work

Back to Work

Before we even moved back to Florida, I sent in my resume in response to several dance teaching opportunities.  I continued to submit my resume after we moved until the fall openings stopped popping up.  …
A Mommy’s Worth

A Mommy’s Worth

Every person has their own special talents, value and worth.  Mommies are obviously no different yet somehow we are constantly criticizing, judging and tearing each other apart.  Nothing makes a person more defensive than when …

Mommying is like Dancing (and drugs)

Many dancers face injury in their dancing lives and I was no exception.  As a sophomore in high school I contracted tendonitis in my ankle, an overuse injury.  It plagued me through the rest of …